Rhode Island / Public Defender / Staff Attorney II
Job-title file
Provide legal advice, draft and review documents, and represent the agency in legal matters.
23 employees hold this title in Public Defender. Median total compensation for the role is $25,062, above the department median of $23,153.
What the records show
How total compensation varies among the 23 people in this role. Even for one job title, pay differs with seniority, step, overtime, and tenure. Each bar is a pay range; the far-right bar collects the highest earners.
Compare departments
Staff Attorney II is held in 3 Rhode Island departments. In Public Defender, the median of $25,062 ranks #1 of 3.
Median total compensation for the Staff Attorney II role in other Rhode Islanddepartments (highest first). Each bar links to that department’s page for this role.
Compare jurisdictions
This role is reported in 7 jurisdictions. In Rhode Island, the median of $24,226 ranks #5 of 7. See Staff Attorney across all of Rhode Island →
Median total compensation for comparable Staff Attorneyroles in other jurisdictions. Titles are matched by normalized name across sources, not identical job classification, and pay is not cost-of-living adjusted. Each bar links to that jurisdiction’s page for the role.
Record list
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Staff Attorney II/Public Defender
Source-specific fields
Klara Kim works as a Staff Attorney II for Public Defender. Klara earned $57,875 in 2024.